A fiery incident on the Gardiner Expressway brought traffic to a sudden halt on Thursday night after a collision involving at least four vehicles that left four people injured and many more frustrated.

Photos and videos began to flood social media just before 7:30 p.m. on Thursday evening, showing flames engulfing the eastbound lanes of the Gardiner near Fort York Boulevard.

Fiery collision on Gardiner that injured 4 may have been caused by racing.
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.#Gardiner #Toronto #ONHwys #accident #racing #roadsafety #TorontoPolice #OPP #topoli #onpoli #speeding #fire pic.twitter.com/75SG8vP9CV

— 401_da_sarpanch (@401_da_sarpanch) January 19, 2024

Initial reports by police placed the blame on street racing, though Traffic Services explained to media that street racing was likely not a factor, though the cars were indeed believed to be speeding at the time of the crash.

The #GardinerExpressway is going to be closed for a while after a collision (alleged street racing according to @CP24) on the eastbound lanes. #Toronto pic.twitter.com/gcgc037pOq

— James Bombales (@James_Bombales) January 19, 2024

The vehicles involved in the crash were reportedly both luxury Mercedes-Benz models with Quebec licence plates.

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Two of the motorists involved in the crash reportedly fled on foot. As of Friday morning, one has been apprehended, and police are still searching for a second.

Police state that four of the vehicle occupants were transported to hospital with minor injuries, and announced that roads would begin to reopen shortly after 9 p.m.